Winesburg, Ohio: The Teacher

by Sherwood Anderson
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The Book of the Grotesque, Hands, Paper Pills, Mother, The Philosopher, Nobody Knows, Godliness, A Man of Ideas, Adventure, Respectability, The Thinker, Tandy, The Strength of God, The Teacher, Loneliness, An Awakening, "Queer," The Untold Lie, Drink, Death, Sophistication, Departure
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  1. sage
    having wisdom that comes with experience
    "Snow will be good for the wheat," observed the druggist sagely.
  2. pension
    regular payment to allow a person to subsist without working
    He had been a soldier in the Civil War and drew a small pension.
  3. aspire
    have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
    He hoped to find some new method of making a living and aspired to become a professional breeder of ferrets.
  4. muse
    reflect deeply on a subject
    "Now I have one male and three females," he mused.
  5. revelation
    communication by a divine or supernatural agency
    In the bell tower of the Presbyterian Church the Reverend Curtis Hartman was sitting in the darkness preparing himself for a revelation from God, and Kate Swift, the school teacher, was leaving her house for a walk in the storm.
  6. premeditated
    characterized by deliberate purpose and a degree of planning
    It was past ten o'clock when Kate Swift set out and the walk was unpremeditated.
  7. complexion
    texture and appearance of the skin of the face
    Her complexion was not good and her face was covered with blotches that indicated ill health.
  8. bluster
    act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
    What a bragging, blustering, brave, lovable fellow she made of the old artist!
  9. anecdote
    short account of an incident
    Concerning him also she invented anecdotes.
  10. guffaw
    laugh boisterously
    There was one of a German music teacher who had a room above Cellini's lodgings in the city of Milan that made the boys guffaw.
  11. transpire
    come about, happen, or occur
    Behind a cold exterior the most extraordinary events transpired in her mind.
  12. mar
    cause to become imperfect
    The people of the town thought of her as a confirmed old maid and because she spoke sharply and went her own way thought her lacking in all the human feeling that did so much to make and mar their own lives.
  13. conception
    an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances
    The school teacher tried to bring home to the mind of the boy some conception of the difficulties he would have to face as a writer.
  14. import
    a significant effect or influence
    I don't want to frighten you, but I would like to make you understand the import of what you think of attempting.
  15. peddler
    someone who travels about selling wares
    You must not become a mere peddler of words. The thing to learn is to know what people are thinking about, not what they say.
  16. winsome
    charming in a childlike or naive way
    Because the reporter was rapidly becoming a man something of his man's appeal, combined with the winsomeness of the boy, stirred the heart of the lonely woman.
  17. domineering
    tending to rule in a cruel manner
    They were both embarrassed, and to relieve her feeling she became harsh and domineering.
  18. impulse
    a sudden desire
    The impulse that had driven her out into the snow poured itself out into talk.
  19. customary
    commonly used or practiced
    She arose and laughed, not sharply as was customary with her, but in a queer, hesitating way.
  20. baffled
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
    The resentment, natural to the baffled male, passed and he tried to understand what had happened.
Created on Thu Feb 18 13:49:41 EST 2021 (updated Thu Feb 25 08:24:13 EST 2021)

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